Friday, January 27, 2017
Exodus, Chapter 2, Verse 13-14
13The
next day he went out again, and now two Hebrews were fighting! So he asked the
culprit, “Why are you striking your companion?” 14But he replied, “Who has appointed you
ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the
Egyptian?” Then Moses became afraid
and thought, “The affair must certainly be known.”
Moses was a prince of Egypt
and also a Hebrew. Moses as a man sought justice for his Hebrew brothers and in
a fit of anger killed an Egyptian that was brutalizing a Hebrew slave and
secretly buried him in the sand. Secrecy is an important element in sinfulness.
When we find ourselves wanting to keep something secret we should ask ourselves
are we going down a road that we want to go; is this secrecy that we desire
really an attempt to hide our sinfulness from God; who sees all things. Think
twice the next time you seek secrecy.
Holocaust
Memorial Day is a day commemorating the millions of Jews and minority groups
who were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust in the 1930s and 40s. The
Holocaust, a systematic and state-planned program to kill millions of Jews and
other minority groups in Europe, was one of the most horrific genocides in
history with an estimated 11 million lives lost. The purpose of the day is to
encourage discussion of this difficult subject in order to make sure that it
never happens again. In 2005, Holocaust Memorial Day was established by the United Nations General
Assembly. January 27, the remembrance date, is significant as it was the
date that Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most infamous Nazi extermination
camp in Poland, was liberated in 1945. The Holocaust is marked by many
different days around the world. In Israel, the day is known as Yom HaShoah and
begins when the sun sets on May 4 and finishes in the evening of May 5.
International
Day of Victims of the Holocaust Facts & Quotes
·
The theme
for Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 is How
can life go on? HMD 2017
is urges us to think about what happens after genocide and what our own responsibilities
should be in the wake of such crime.
·
Jewish
people were excluded from public life on September 15th 1935 when the Nuremberg
Laws were issued, stripping German Jews of their citizenship and the right to
marry Germans.
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The mass
killings of Jews and undesirables in death camps was referred to as the Final
Solution by the Nazis.
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If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.― Anne Frank, well-known Holocaust victim
·
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the torment”― Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
Victims
of the Holocaust Top Events and Things to Do
·
Visit the
largest extermination/concentration camp from the Holocaust. The
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, located in Poland, allows visitors to see the camp
and learn more about the atrocities committed inside.
·
Join
social media campaigns that promote awareness of the Holocaust, try tweeting
using the hashtag #holocaustmemorial or #remembranceday.
·
Find a
HMD activity near you by consulting their website. There are many different
workshops and discussions held year round. Or if there are none near you
organize an activity yourself to mark HMD in your community. The HMD website has a
selection of useful information on how to do this.
·
Read one
of the thought provoking, gripping and saddening accounts of the Holocaust.
Some choice picks include:
1) The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
2) Maus by Art Spiegelman
3) Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt
1) The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
2) Maus by Art Spiegelman
3) Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt
·
Watch a
movie about the Holocaust. Some popular picks: Schindler's List (1993), Auschwitz (2011), The Boy in Striped Pajamas(2008), Life
is Beautiful (1997)
and The Pianist (2002).
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